When people say "They are business, it's not censorship. They can sell whatever they want", I am reminded of the following:
Giosué Orefice: "No Jews or Dogs Allowed." Why do all the shops say, "No Jews Allowed"?
Guido: Oh, that. "Not Allowed" signs are the latest trend! The other day, I was in a shop with my friend the kangaroo, but their sign said, "No Kangaroos Allowed," and I said to my friend, "Well, what can I do? They don't allow kangaroos."
Giosué Orefice: Why doesn't our shop have a "Not Allowed" sign?
Guido: Well, tomorrow, we'll put one up. We won't let in anything we don't like. What don't you like?
Giosué Orefice: Spiders.
Guido: Good. I don't like Visigoths. Tomorrow, we'll get a sign: "No Spiders or Visigoths Allowed."
It may also explain why Beowulf was a sack of shit.
However, it doesn't explain why you can feel strong empathy with the characters in Finding Nemo; and also why you find the facial expressions that pass for acting in some soaps so unhuman as to pass for furniture.
The word "inalienable" is the core point, it's not just a pretty word, it is central to the entire foundation of the US legal system. "Congress shall make no law".
Yes, you have the "inalienable" right to free speech.
Unless you incite a crime.
Unless your words bring a "clear and present danger" to the US.
Unless you libel someone, in which case they will sue you, and you can't use the 1st amendment as a defence.
Unless you're a trrrrist.
Yes, you have inalienable rights. Except when you don't.
No government can legally or morally suppress the right to firearm ownership in the US, while for other countries, they can legally but not morally do it.
Again, except for all the instances when you can't, like carrying concealed weapons, fully automatic weapons, or owning a cruise missile.
Morally? That depends on your viewpoint. I live in a country where the people would find it morally objectionable for everyone to walk around with guns, and the government makes laws on that basis.
But the reasoning behind the 2nd amendment is woefully out of date. The idea that any militia is going to wrestle control away from the US government by force these days is laughable.
Apple will contribute [to OpenJDK] most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X, including a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual machine, class libraries, a networking stack and the foundation for a new graphical client. OpenJDK will make Apple's Java technology available to open source developers so they can access and contribute to the effort.
People often forget that Macs are heavily used in publishing, advertising, graphic design. I work at a company that must have 500 Macs.
All our Macs have network user profiles, which are stored on... a Windows box. And it's a complete pain in the arse. Loads of problems, all blamed on "Active Directory"
We used to used Xserves to host the accounts, and everything worked fine, but the IT boys only know Windows, so the Xserves are sitting gathering dust.
Considering that the graphics and print business basically kept Apple in business in the dark years, this is a crappy way of supporting Mac in the workplace.
What with the FisherPrice look of 10.7, I'm really worried about the direction that Apple's taking.
According to this article:
macrumors.com,
Steve Jobs has replied:
Sun (now Oracle) supplies Java for all other platforms. They have their own release schedules, which are almost always different than ours, so the Java we ship is always a version behind. This may not be the best way to do it.
This hints that someone else will be taking over the JVM on Macs.
Purely for factual accuracy: a 2002 G4 running OS X 10.4 (Tiger) can use the latest version of Safari, version 5.02. Many G4s of that year can run Leopard. (The processor cut-off is 867MHz.)
Getting back onto old hardware, my Dad still uses a network of Beige Macs, running OS 9. For him, in his 70s, he's familiar with it, and it does what he wants. He's not into FaceBook and that.
I'd be interested to see some stats on whether newer hardware lasts longer than older technologies. i.e. will a 2006 PC last as long as a 2000 PC, all things being equal.
I'm a lefty. Have been all my life. However, I absolutely hate and detest products that are "made for left-handers", like left-handed corkscrews, pencil sharpeners, inkpen nibs, etc etc.
I have absolutely no problem using a standard pair of scissors with my left hand. Screwdrivers (in either direction), pencil sharpeners, italic nibs, corkscrews, too.
I can also write without curling my wrist round like some kind of $DEROGATORY_TERM_FOR_DISABLED.
I don't do ticks backward either.
I accept that some things are made to be used on a right hand, and I agree that this is poor design and a lack of thought. Cat-stroking gloves, for examples. And it's nice when a rifle manufacturer makes a rifle that can be used on either shoulder. (Though I find the right should more "left handed", as I control the aim more with the left hand.
For years, I used computer mice on the left-hand side, but did standard click with my middle finger, and right-click with my first finger. It's not that difficult.
The idea that left-handers are "special" and need to be pandered to, really gets my goat. We're not. We can do everything.
If I had my way, I'd set fire to all the Leftoria.
I always liked the notion that even if I went back in time and tried to kill my grandfather, I would never succeed, because obviously I didn't kill him.
Of course, there's no great correlation between my liking something and it being physically true. Not yet, anyway.
I've been trying to find a simple Shopping Cart package for a very simple business website, and Magento is one of the packages I've trialled.
Magento is truly vast, and while the software may be free, you have to pay for the documentation - either printed or PDF.
All of the packages I've tried are bloated, with terrible UI and poor (or absent) documentation. The only way to get anywhere is through user forums. Does it really need to be so complicated?
This is one of the problems with the freedoms that the computer revolution has given us. Anyone can design a book, or notate a page of music -- but can they do it WELL? Technology is sadly, no substitute for talent.
Music engraving -- on sheets of metal by hand -- had a 9 year apprenticeship. It has been proved that Music notation cannot be represented automatically by algorithms. Most notation programs still require a knowledgeable eye to adjust elements by hand.
Hot metal typesetting has similarly all sorts of rules, many of which are commonly not applied. However, when you see a page that has been designed according the old-school rules, the difference is immediately apparent.
His Beaming is terrible; his augmentation dots are on the barline; his slurs are too thick; his accidentals too small. His note spacing sdoesn't look too hot either.
Donald Byrd, the leading exponent of notational algorithms, has shown that fully automated music notation is not possible without human-level artificial intelligence.
....still, I applaud his efforts as an early start.
We represent also all multiplications of light, which we carry to great distance, and make so sharp as to discern small points and lines. We find also diverse means, yet unknown to you, of producing of light, originally from diverse bodies.We have also houses of deceits of the senses, where were present all manner of feats of juggling, false apparitions, impostures and illusions, and their fallacies.
We have also sound-houses, where we practise and demonstrate all sounds and their generation. We have all means to convey sounds in trunks and pipes, in strange lines and distances.
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Giosué Orefice: "No Jews or Dogs Allowed." Why do all the shops say, "No Jews Allowed"?
Guido: Oh, that. "Not Allowed" signs are the latest trend! The other day, I was in a shop with my friend the kangaroo, but their sign said, "No Kangaroos Allowed," and I said to my friend, "Well, what can I do? They don't allow kangaroos."
Giosué Orefice: Why doesn't our shop have a "Not Allowed" sign?
Guido: Well, tomorrow, we'll put one up. We won't let in anything we don't like. What don't you like?
Giosué Orefice: Spiders.
Guido: Good. I don't like Visigoths. Tomorrow, we'll get a sign: "No Spiders or Visigoths Allowed."
La vita é bella, Roberto Begnini.
However, it doesn't explain why you can feel strong empathy with the characters in Finding Nemo; and also why you find the facial expressions that pass for acting in some soaps so unhuman as to pass for furniture.
The word "inalienable" is the core point, it's not just a pretty word, it is central to the entire foundation of the US legal system. "Congress shall make no law".
Yes, you have the "inalienable" right to free speech.
Unless you incite a crime.
Unless your words bring a "clear and present danger" to the US.
Unless you libel someone, in which case they will sue you, and you can't use the 1st amendment as a defence.
Unless you're a trrrrist.
Yes, you have inalienable rights. Except when you don't.
No government can legally or morally suppress the right to firearm ownership in the US, while for other countries, they can legally but not morally do it.
Again, except for all the instances when you can't, like carrying concealed weapons, fully automatic weapons, or owning a cruise missile.
Morally? That depends on your viewpoint. I live in a country where the people would find it morally objectionable for everyone to walk around with guns, and the government makes laws on that basis.
But the reasoning behind the 2nd amendment is woefully out of date. The idea that any militia is going to wrestle control away from the US government by force these days is laughable.
Apple will contribute [to OpenJDK] most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X, including a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual machine, class libraries, a networking stack and the foundation for a new graphical client. OpenJDK will make Apple's Java technology available to open source developers so they can access and contribute to the effort.
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
All our Macs have network user profiles, which are stored on ... a Windows box. And it's a complete pain in the arse. Loads of problems, all blamed on "Active Directory"
We used to used Xserves to host the accounts, and everything worked fine, but the IT boys only know Windows, so the Xserves are sitting gathering dust.
Considering that the graphics and print business basically kept Apple in business in the dark years, this is a crappy way of supporting Mac in the workplace.
What with the FisherPrice look of 10.7, I'm really worried about the direction that Apple's taking.
For instance, in 2002, the UK Royal Marines accidentally invaded Spain, because of a map reading error.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1827554.stm
Hence the old joke: "What's the most dangerous thing in the British Army? -- An officer with a map."
Sun (now Oracle) supplies Java for all other platforms. They have their own release schedules, which are almost always different than ours, so the Java we ship is always a version behind. This may not be the best way to do it.
This hints that someone else will be taking over the JVM on Macs.
Who knows whether this is the result of some move on Oracle's part, rather than something Apple have suddenly decided to do?
Purely for factual accuracy: a 2002 G4 running OS X 10.4 (Tiger) can use the latest version of Safari, version 5.02. Many G4s of that year can run Leopard. (The processor cut-off is 867MHz.)
Getting back onto old hardware, my Dad still uses a network of Beige Macs, running OS 9. For him, in his 70s, he's familiar with it, and it does what he wants. He's not into FaceBook and that.
I'd be interested to see some stats on whether newer hardware lasts longer than older technologies. i.e. will a 2006 PC last as long as a 2000 PC, all things being equal.
The flesh may be weak, but the spirit is indomitable.
Care to spend 5 years in Gitmo? I'll show you how domitable your spirit is.
Oileán Ruaidh translates to red island.
"Oileán Ruaidh" is pronounced "red island". FTFY.
I'm a lefty. Have been all my life. However, I absolutely hate and detest products that are "made for left-handers", like left-handed corkscrews, pencil sharpeners, inkpen nibs, etc etc.
I have absolutely no problem using a standard pair of scissors with my left hand. Screwdrivers (in either direction), pencil sharpeners, italic nibs, corkscrews, too.
I can also write without curling my wrist round like some kind of $DEROGATORY_TERM_FOR_DISABLED.
I don't do ticks backward either.
I accept that some things are made to be used on a right hand, and I agree that this is poor design and a lack of thought. Cat-stroking gloves, for examples. And it's nice when a rifle manufacturer makes a rifle that can be used on either shoulder. (Though I find the right should more "left handed", as I control the aim more with the left hand.
For years, I used computer mice on the left-hand side, but did standard click with my middle finger, and right-click with my first finger. It's not that difficult.
The idea that left-handers are "special" and need to be pandered to, really gets my goat. We're not. We can do everything.
If I had my way, I'd set fire to all the Leftoria.
I always liked the notion that even if I went back in time and tried to kill my grandfather, I would never succeed, because obviously I didn't kill him.
Of course, there's no great correlation between my liking something and it being physically true. Not yet, anyway.
You can view the image at Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope site — it requires the Silverlight plugin for Windows or Mac.
These two statements appear to contradict each other.
If it requires Silverlight, then I can't view it, because I don't want that cock on my computer.
I've been trying to find a simple Shopping Cart package for a very simple business website, and Magento is one of the packages I've trialled.
Magento is truly vast, and while the software may be free, you have to pay for the documentation - either printed or PDF.
All of the packages I've tried are bloated, with terrible UI and poor (or absent) documentation. The only way to get anywhere is through user forums. Does it really need to be so complicated?
So I can my evil powers for good.....?
I'll add my voice to those recommending UMA. (Not just T-mobile, though. It works on Orange, too.)
My Nokia 6301 has it, and I recently spent a week in a cottage in the middle of nowhere.
No mobile signal from Orange, but the cottage had WiFi, and I could make and receive calls using that.
I already have qualifications in the field of dead reckoning.
I reckon that if I took this course, I would get an A.
"420,000 scam e-mails are sent every hour in the UK"....?
Surely it means that these emails are received? They are not all generated in the UK.
Well, not the ones I get, which clearly use poor English or American spellings. (Note that I distinguish between the two.)
I'm saying that fully automated music typesetting will never be good enough WITHOUT AI. It is a well-known quote by Donald Byrd.
I'm therefore saying that this technology is not up to the job of displaying music notation properly.
Ms Word does typesetting? Ha Ha Ha.
This is one of the problems with the freedoms that the computer revolution has given us. Anyone can design a book, or notate a page of music -- but can they do it WELL? Technology is sadly, no substitute for talent.
Music engraving -- on sheets of metal by hand -- had a 9 year apprenticeship. It has been proved that Music notation cannot be represented automatically by algorithms. Most notation programs still require a knowledgeable eye to adjust elements by hand.
Hot metal typesetting has similarly all sorts of rules, many of which are commonly not applied. However, when you see a page that has been designed according the old-school rules, the difference is immediately apparent.
"Good enough" frequently isn't.
His Beaming is terrible; his augmentation dots are on the barline; his slurs are too thick; his accidentals too small. His note spacing sdoesn't look too hot either.
Donald Byrd, the leading exponent of notational algorithms, has shown that fully automated music notation is not possible without human-level artificial intelligence.
From Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis" of 1623:
We represent also all multiplications of light, which we carry to great distance, and make so sharp as to discern small points and lines.
We find also diverse means, yet unknown to you, of producing of light, originally from diverse bodies.We have also houses of deceits of the senses, where were present all manner of feats of juggling, false apparitions, impostures and illusions, and their fallacies.
We have also sound-houses, where we practise and demonstrate all sounds and their generation. We have all means to convey sounds in trunks and pipes, in strange lines and distances.
Apple make a great product. But never first time round. If I did want one of these, I would wait for the next revision at least.